State Basketball: Albany Tops Yale; Broome Leads Sacred Heart

Evan Singletary hit a three-pointer with 2 minutes left to snap a 58-58 tie, and Albany went on to a 64-60 nonconference men's basketball victory against Yale on Saturday in New Haven.

Singletary, who finished with a game-high 19 points, hit two free throws with 28 seconds left to help seal the win for Albany (4-6).

Yale's Jack Montague missed a three-pointer that would have tied the score with 14 seconds left, and Javier Duren missed two free throws after being fouled deliberately with the Bulldogs down three and 7 seconds remaining.

Justin Sears had 14 points, five rebounds and three blocks for Yale (9-4). Duren added 11 points and six assists.

Sacred Heart 73, New Hampshire 60: Freshman guard Cane Broome of East Hartford scored 25 points, hitting 10 of 11 from the floor, and Sacred Heart defeated New Hampshire in Fairfield. Both teams are 6-4.

New Hampshire used a 10-1 run to pull to 46-43 with 12:48 left. Sacred Heart responded with a jumper by Broome and a layup by Jordan Allen to push the lead back to seven. After a Jaleen Smith layup cut the deficit to 50-45, Sacred Heart scored the next 10 points, going 6-for-6 from the free throw line.

Evan Kelley added 16 points for the Pioneers. Phil Gaetano had seven assists to become the fourth player in NEC history with 600 career assists (602).

Belmont 73, Fairfield 61: Leading scorer Craig Bradshaw scored 15 points, all in the second half, after missing three games with a leg injury, and Belmont (8-4) defeated Fairfield (4-6) in Bridgeport.

Guard Reece Chamberlain had six points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Nashville school, which extended a two-point halftime lead.

Marcus Gilbert, who was scoreless in the opening 25 minutes, had 18 points and Tyler Nelson 14 for the Stags, who hit only 6 of 28 three-pointers.

Wesleyan 59, Maryville 51: Harry Rafferty scored 18 points, and Wesleyan finished the game on a 9-3 run to go 2-0 in the Daytona Shootout in Daytona Beach, Fla.